The two were described as midlevel drug dealers operating out of Wilkes-Barre, moving drugs north into the Scranton area, said Scranton police Sgt. James Sheerin. The two were charged with several drug felonies, including possession with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The bust was the result of an ongoing investigation by the Scranton Police Undercover Street Crimes and Special Investigation units.

Sgt. Sheerin declined to offer details about that stop, including the individuals involved, saying the investigation was ongoing. Information from that stop was used to make and record a phone call to suspected drug dealers to arrange a transaction. The person on the phone, believed to be Mr. Holloway, told the caller to meet him at a location in Scranton. After getting a description of the car they were supposed to meet, police followed it in unmarked cars and boxed it in near Hickory Street and South Washington Avenue.

With guns drawn, they asked Mr. Holloway and Ms. Kirkland to leave the car. Mr. Holloway told police about the drugs. A city drug-sniffing dog assisted.

Mr. Holloway had a pending charge of driving under the influence in Lackawanna County and is wanted for parole violations from New York, where he was found guilty of other drug charges.

“It’s amazing this guy has been under the radar for this long,” Sgt. Sheerin said.

Ms. Kirkland remained in Lackawanna County Prison on $25,000 bail. Bail information on Mr. Holloway was not available Saturday.

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